What things do you have to give credit for if they belong to or were created by someone? (there are 12 things listed)
Why must you avoid plagiarism?
What is common knowledge? Do you have to cite the source? Why or why not?
When do you have to use quotations?
What is paraphrasing?
How do you properly cite ideas, even paraphrased information, from something you have read?
Did you know that the copyright law protects us from “intellectual theft” and that plagiarists can be charged with a misdemeanor or felony? It doesn’t matter how much or what you copied, the intention of the use of the material, or how you use it (paraphrase, quotes, etc). You must always cite your sources.
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Let's watch a short video on Paraphrasing with Tim and Moby in class.Then look at these websites to give you some more information about paraphrasing.
http://factmonster.info/spot/plagiarism.html
More sites and examples of correct citing and paraphrasing:
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/589/03/
Examples of correct citing and paraphrasing of source information:
http://gervaseprograms.georgetown.edu/hc/plagiarism.html#They
Use this link to answer the following questions:
Use this link to answer the following questions: Avoiding Plagiarism
- What things do you have to give credit for if they belong to or were created by someone? (there are 12 things listed)
- Why must you avoid plagiarism?
- What is common knowledge? Do you have to cite the source? Why or why not?
- When do you have to use quotations?
- What is paraphrasing?
- How do you properly cite ideas, even paraphrased information, from something you have read?
Did you know that the copyright law protects us from “intellectual theft” and that plagiarists can be charged with a misdemeanor or felony? It doesn’t matter how much or what you copied, the intention of the use of the material, or how you use it (paraphrase, quotes, etc). You must always cite your sources.Paraphrasing
Review these examples of paraphrasing, identify when it is done correctly and when it is plagiarism.
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_paraphr.html
http://webster.commnet.edu/mla/plagiarism.shtml
http://www.indiana.edu/~wts/pamphlets/plagiarism.shtml#original
http://www.princeton.edu/pr/pub/integrity/pages/plagiarism.html
Look at examples of correctly citing work within the paragraph:.http://factmonster.info/spot/plagiarism.htmlThings to do:
1. Find a paragraph related to an issue that is of interest to you.
2. Copy the paragraph exactly, providing quote marks and the source information.
3. Rewrite the paragraph, paraphrasing the information. (rewrite the paragraph in your own words).
4. Post your work on the Paraphrasing page
Citations:
(1) http://factmonster.info/spot/plagiarism.html